Hello, I have just completed my masters and planning to start PhD in thermal engineering domain. I am from different background and hence I need some suggestions on how do I plan for PhD? I need some tips so that there are no hurdles which I face while working on my research. I want to clear my each and every doubt before writing it.

Basically, there are two types of projects which can be done in PhD, one is industrial oriented projects and second is research-oriented projects. Now in your case, if you want to plan for PhD in thermal engineering, you must first select which type of projects you can handle more efficiently.